Help with the apple harvest at Killerton’s ‘Big Pick Up’

The orchards at Killerton Estate, near Exeter, are full to bursting this autumn.

On the weekends of 5/6 October and 13/14 October, from 11am until 4pm each day, families are invited to head into the orchard to help collect up apples to be pressed for Killerton’s award-winning cider.

The ‘Big Pick Up’ is a free family activity, with mini wheelbarrows for the children and free cider tasters in the orchard for the adults. There is also an apple quiz and members of Killerton’s countryside team will be on hand to help with the answers.

Killerton’s medium-dry cider has...

Fabulous Funghi

Event Date: 
12/10/2013 - 10:30am to 13/10/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Escot, Ottery St Mary

Enjoy a morning foraging for mushrooms and learn about the different funghi to be found in the woods with our local funghi expert. Then relax and enjoy a delicious home-cooked lunch in the Coach House Restaurant.

Meet at Coach House Restaurant at 10.30am

Members £10 per person £5 for children (under 12)

Non-members £12 per person £7 for children (under 12). Price includes lunch (fixed menu) in the Coach House Restaurant.

Booking required.

www.escot-devon.co.uk

Bat Box Making Day

Event Date: 
29/10/2013 - 10:30am to 30/10/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Escot, Ottery St Mary

Make your own bat box with the help of Escot’s Nature Rangers! Receive an information sheet about native bats and how to care for your bat box when you take it home with you at the end of the day.

10.30am - 4pm.

£5 per box.

Escot entry fee applies to non-members.

www.escot-devon.co.uk

Giving Your Pension the Attention it deserves

Tim Walker Head of Office and Divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin’s Exeter office, looks at the advantages of Self Invested Personal Pensions.

Self Invested Personal Pensions or SIPPs have become increasingly popular in recent years among those looking to build up a pot of savings for their retirement. While SIPPs enjoy the same tax benefits as traditional pension schemes and work in a similar way, they can offer greater flexibility and give you access to a wider range of investments.

With standard personal pension schemes, your investments are usually managed for you...

Future sea level rises should not restrict new island formation in the Maldives

The continued accumulation of sand within the iconic ring-shaped reefs inside Maldivian atolls could provide a foundation for future island development new research suggests. Islands like the Maldives are considered likely to be the first to feel the effects of climate change induced sea level rise, with future island growth essential to counter the threat of rising sea levels.

The study published in the journal Geology , and carried out by researchers from the University of Exeter in collaboration with the University of Auckland, James Cook University, the National Institute for...

Ceilidh for Mind

Event Date: 
12/10/2013 - 7:00pm to 10:45pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Dance the night away and with the excellent Exeter-based ceilidh band Back to Square One.

No experience necessary – all dances are clearly explained.

Raising money for the mental health charity Mind in Exeter and East Devon, this promises to be a fun, lively and inclusive evening of music and dance.

Bootiful Wellies!

Event Date: 
29/09/2013 - 3:45pm
Venue: 
Escot Estate, Ottery St Mary

Bootiful Wellies!

Go along and celebrate the weird, wonderful and very messy things you can do in wellies!

• Design a welly • Plant a welly • The welly walk of goo! • Welly dancing (Riverdance was never like this!) • Smelly wellies - can you correctly identify the mystery filling! • Welly fashion parade (decorate your wellies and take part in our welly fashion parade with a prize for the winner)

Please remember to wear your wellies! Members free. Escot entry fee applies to non-members. There may be a small charge for some activities.

www.escot-devon.co.uk...

Shriek Week

Event Date: 
27/10/2013 - 3:30pm to 31/10/2013 - 3:30pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

This October Half-Term don't miss the chance to book a ticket to Shriek Week!

Meet Dr Igor Mortis and his creepy friends. Will their spooky experiments go horribly wrong again?

Spooky sessions will take place at 1.30pm, 3.00pm and 4.30pm.

The session will start in the Courtyard, taking you to the Pleasure Garden and then inside the Castle.

Tickets must be booked in advance as places are limited on 01626 890243 (Mon to Fri during office hours).

Normal admission applies.

Regular Tours will run this week at 11.15am, 12.30pm and 2.15pm.

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Concert in the Music Room

Event Date: 
25/10/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

A delightful evening of Clarinet Quintets and Organ Music by Mozart and Brahms in the stunning surrounds of the Castle's Music Room.

Concert starts at 7.30pm

Tickets £15 (£7 for students) plus £1 booking fee per transaction.

For more details or to book please call 01626 890243 (Monday to Friday during office hours)

www.powderham.co.uk

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